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Y ~. r , ~~~ ..y...- Yw~~w. , MAILS. Axatvzp--2 Dublin t tV, merlon!, • 1)v x cul!:nburi;lif V4'.o::'Llb;d. • • T E S ti.% N. SWAM I,UIS DICSILe. SALUIA, /.11.,Ar ? L 0 N D 0 ~V, MONDAY, )ANUMIY. 48, 1808? ft, Tug Dispatches•brought by M. NlUtattxoN, who arrived from France lag week, were of speh a na ture a 3 entirely to put pn end . to the Negotiation, if Negotiation it can be called, which has for some time been pending between this Country and France. Indeed; the Proposition which was first made to the British Government through the me dium of Princt STAnaumprrio was, we understand 4 of such description as to preclude all hope of Peace. Prince STAIIIMMBERP obtained his pass ports otariday last, and will shortly quit the Coun try. - Tug cr'azetie of Satutilay containsithe appoint- merit of- Sir GEORGE , Paivesrto Lieureiraiit- Govoroor of Nova Scitia, with the local rack of Lieutgoant-General. i . General Pagyosr will take witli him a'force of between 4 and 5000 . tneil. No less than-sig Honourable Merit is have been .. mentioned as likely to fill the arduous oflicc of Icii(k.r of the Opposition in tip klonse of• Commons, vacant by the succession of Lord Howlett the reer age, viz, Lapi'd .. ."47.kimpt,E,TJor4/I ! PE77Y, Mr. Sub- RID,N, Mi. WHITBRE.II),' , Wr. TIERNRY, and Mr. G. 'PoNsoN tiy, and the last. mentioned Gentleman; it is said, has undertaken the office. Nye nieption this merely as report, without attaching Mitch credit to it, bectruse we can hardly suppose that in the ~ present unexampled situation of this Country and of.. ).;:.nrePe,, any set of Gentlemen could be found who would enter• into a systematic opposition to His Mi.." jesty's Government indeed it is generally under stood that severel of the *Most respeclable Mpthers of the late Administration have so distinttly declared their sentiments upon that subject, that an 4Mend fnent Will not be proposed to the Address. Di the Clatileurs 'which the ,Opposition Writers Taisc against the 'Friends of government, for con demning the Meetings held for the purpose of r(„titinoin for %ice, it 'might be sUpposed that thOse Writers' think nobody but Ulf:nisei - if:es possess the slightest: dezree of patriotism, humanity,. or common sense. But they are not coritent with the ;Assumption of all good qualities tliemsolrex, for they impwe ". the basest of purpoie.s," as well as " want of sense," to all who pastime to condemn those 3\lcetings.. They are an; ~y, it seem'', because those' Meetings , have boen ii: , e ) - ibed to faisious discontents' and p.irty Views. .I.l:hat faetieus' motives and party feelir6 'have had,'.sorce operation iii exciting those . Meetings can hardly be do , lbted, but ignorance Ind City hire also unquestionably 1,4 a great share in pp m, Is it to be suprioscd that:in' the 'preSent•con ditioil of. the Country and of Europe, - kits Mai es- TY needs arty stimulus to render him arriiiitta io lestoco the blesi;ings Of teace,' or that rhe,British abinet would not be eager to gratify the benevolent wishes of our Bovereign,'acid all good men, by facill • Wing every means of prouiot ing so desirable an pbjet? None but those whOtie be...atts'are influenced by ". the baseit. of - purposes," " want of sense," can pr o y.nti to deny that ills MAJESTYs' Minister'; Inuit i - k-loesarily feel such sentiments, and it is in deed base and foolish - in those. who impute to them opposite feelings and designs. But what, is the „troii4l,oargunsent whit ii the Opposition Writers ad vance in order to prove that the Meetingsitiludcd to jo party views end fattions disceirtent ? Why, Lord MILTOWB Speeches, dis conr;l:ging• such : Meetings I Such an argument is a lamennibte proof of ‘Vettliness in. those who bring it forward. Are the Specein4 of an individug, how ever fgreere- and laudable in their 'motives, to be considered as a Ica of the views • and priri ciples'of thOse who T prunapte those 11.leetings, and WhO tierSCVertt in their 'endeavours, even in Spite of tiro di4nasivv: tv)pics Airged by Lord ttiltt.ruty ? The icka :I'.'A;rd, and if the argutneut, if we may e tko 6til it, due , s no 1a.,0 t rim " the basest olpur" l'i•i;eS," it CO rulittly pt - ocecls front A pitiable " w ii sens e," B,ut the at point to he considered is, th.-e tendency of those Nketings. can any good re . f..utt. froratitem ? Can. they divose Oti.N l'Aivrit to with cornpasicn of . the sit4ation,of the Yoli*- 4111 re whpal e;t;!...: stated in such deplora ule te , :rus - in the chief .Opposition Journal, or on any other- petsonb in this Country who may suffer uti'der.theburthenit..o War' • Will he Abate his considerations of humanity for Englishmen, who has imposed such tyrannous n.striEtions spout the peOplo of every State- on this Continent, and wft o 1:a , vowed eternal vengeance against Great Britain ? Such Meetings have Indeed no other tend4ncy b u t io grat ilv the malice, and to increase the hope of the u4t . ny that the discontents -of Englishmen y 11 i' operate,-with, his own hostile measures, to compel us to accept any Peace din; he may, condescend tq besow. on us. I\Vre mpitsincetely deklure the neces-: pity of contiuniog the burthens of War, and heartily Lytnpathize with those who may b - utTer under its pi.es.. u?e, but we cannot approve of theirconduel-in-hold ing Meetings for a 'public exPreSsioh of those feelings. which may animate the zeal of the Enemy, and which for that very reason cati only tend to retard that Peace which they are so anxious to - obtaip. We west therefore again say, that if .the Meetings' in question have not their origin in faction or party; they can only bik promoted by meri;* wha are unable .to discern their tendency; and who are rendered the irtere tools of artful Deinagogues, who have no objeet inNiew but to bring odium upon Mi nisters, and restore those to powoi whose miserable • want of knowledge and of abilities,. though they arrogantly laid claim to all the taleriti in the nation , brought nothing but disgraces and diSasters upon their coun' FY. . ' No further accounts have been received from Lis bon we aro thereNre , unabje to contradia or con firm the account brought by the AmeriCan' Captain, of the insurrcaion in that city. Letters have been rece' 'lied from Sir SIDNEY Saarrn'S Squadron, dated fifteen days subsequent to the supposed insurrection, which are silent on the subject ; but it is very possi ble that such an event might have happened in Lis bon without its being known on hoard our Squa dron, as all coMniunication with the shore is cut off. Yesterday the liev. Dr, Gr„Assu, oneqf his NA JESTY'S Chaplains in Waiting, attended at the Queen's Palace, and performed Divine Service in the Qhapel, to their MAJESTIcS, thie Pattipu§sEs., the Dukes of CUMEERLAND and CAMBRIDGE.—.• After which, the Rev. Dr. went to the Chapel Royal, St, James's Palace, and preached before the Earls of uxnatorm and DARTmounr, and a num ber of others of the Nobility and persons of distipc . tion, On .Saturday .ond yesterday her MAnsvr and the PRINCESSES honoured Lady CHARLOTTE Fittct{ with a mowing visit, at her apartments'ln St James's Palace. YesterdaY evening his Royal Highness the PrinCe of 'WALES returned to Carlton Houle to a late.. .ner, from his Marine Pavilion at Brighton, prepa- , J 'retory to his attendance tiiis day at the Drawing -Room at St. James's, in honour of her MAJESTY'S -Birth Day. • , , ' On Saturday the Princess of WALES ri; , ,ilea their . ' MAJESTIES and the PaiNcasses ;- the Ptineess, : CIiAELCITTg met her Royal Mother the 's,ime fk . caion. lu the, evening their MAJcsTits had 4 "selea Party. .• • It is Said, that Prince STAIIIIIIMAREG, on applying ' to Mi. CAl,l)ilt4ii for 'hip ~ 11.asspl i rtc, lo Mien ; a,lettet frOin Count Marrearrice.; in which the Count communicates to his Excellency_ the pleasure of the A.ustrian. Cabinet, that M. 'STA,u- . lamasito, ciemAndiog pa4sports, should' ati. pounce to the _British Cabinet the vela - tenets with' which his. Imperial Majesty, suspended his inter ~octurse with this Country, but antliori4ing M. STA H..: REMBEUG to continue , in London, should .his pre-, sence atford any facilities , to negotiation, or be the.,' sired by the British Ministry, The Correspondence :which has taken place through the Medium of the Austrian Ambassadors in London and Paris, with a view to . the restore ition of peace between .England and France, has' 'been condu6ted under the immediate- dir4aion,of ..the, French Minister CHAMPAGNY. Colint Mu'. TEtiNICH . S dispatches have been invariablY sub mitted to his onspeaion ; and we are ciedibly in . fortned,,that on one occasion nearly the *hole of o. dispatch W4S written by M. CLIAMPAON4, under the Emperor's 4ireetion. • • • The Letter from, which the following is cxtraa ed, is siiid to have been written by a person of dis. tinnier ‘' .Prrattintlact-r,'Notr. .(0. S.)-- 7 .our troops.are marching towards Sweden. ,There is al ready a Russian. army of 3t.i.,000 men destined for, Swedish Finland. - .Wiese are to be joined by'sooti more, who have this day received orders to march.--; They are to, be joined by. the Guards. This ruts all been effe6ted by French. influence. It is already understood that French troops are to lie allowed to cone here, to facilitate their passage into . Sweden,— Pur . EtOw wis amusing himself in contriving gati- , , dy uniforms and helmets, to be in future,worn. by his Officers " - t. he takes for his pattern those Of pe peva SAys:ity,. This is the way in which the King of l'OsstA amused hitnself 'at Berlin, while - France wideimiding him ; and where is he now ? The same beetle will be witnessed here in lesi than twelve months, unless a complete alteration Lakes ,place in his Imperial Majesty's Councils." • Sir S. hoop and General 13 Eli ESFOltb are reported to have proceeded against the Danish West India Islands. A Vessel, arrived at Liverpool, saw Fleet...ay leagues,to the Westward of Madeira, on, :24th of December, which ,is supposed to be' thelixpedition whieh sailed fiom cork on the tith. 'Sahle of the principal Officers in HOLKAIt'S artny hive lately entered .the service of the Seiks ; and the greater part of 104 troops, seeingno hopes of plun ,, 4er, h.tve dcs..lted his standards, 'The wives and . children of the SODS Qf the !Ate Tit.'Pet) SAM, removed from Veßore in consegoence of umutiny there,amonnted in num ber to three huh• Bred and fitly. • Great rejeleings have taken, place at Hydrabad, in, consequence of the ilicevety ,of the COtSpiracy Which had been funned against the Ni4atn, Most -of the conspirators were in prison, and ‘vere to be confined for life. '1 event is likely to t4:aw still cioser pie hiond of amity subsisting bet Ween the MU!» and the India CoMpany. A report was prevalent at the date of tiro last Dis. patches from Guzierat, that another engagement had taken place bttwen the. Rajahs of Jondpoor and jey poor ; in which the army of the former, ,lia v i n t?yen I t •cinforcA, lyero completely . vianrinus. • • NAVAL NEWS. Pat Ike LONLMN 04 , `u=. "l6; ISA. Admirdikip 'Office, Jan. 15, 1808. )py of a Letter from near-Admiral Sir-Edward Allen), Bart. Commander in Ofiief of 144 Algies tq's Skips and Vessels in the East Indies, to Was. Marsden, Esq. dated on board Hisr Majesty's 'Ship Cgliodea; Madras Roads, Sept. 28, 1807. SIR, I have the honour to inclose the copy of a letter 1 from Captain, Lye; of His Majesty!*_Ship Bombay, stating .the capture' of La ,Jasdur. French National ()corvette, which you will be pleaSed, to jay b2Cure the ..Right Hon. the Lords Colinnissioners of the . Admiralty. I have-the honour to be, &c. ••• EDWARD PELLEW. Flip jligfesty's Ship Bombay, at Sea, My . ;1867, Cariticolau &S.W. 18 leagues, lat. D. R.. tin, 10.6. N. long. 63. 1(1. have the honoux to inforal. you of the capture, yesterday evening;of the French National. , Brig Le. Jaseur, Qf 12 guns and 55 men, and commanded by . a Lieutenant de Vaisseau (the little Andaman - eight leagues), alter a chace.of nine hours, .by His Majesty's Ship Bombay under my command. • • The Prig left the' Isle of France the 15th April, and had not' made any capture. have the honour to be, &c. H . • (Signed) W. J. LYE, Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. 44. • Akirqltil Office, Jan. 1808. Copy Va Letter . from Vice-Admiral Doulgs, Con - mander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Ves sels at NOrth Yarmouth, to the Hon.,lV , lir, Pole, 41E4 the i Ith inst. SIR, For the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, I transmit two Letters fromC.lp,t. Farquhar, of His Majesty's Ship Ariadne, stating the particulars felitive to the capture of the two French Privateurs-Trente et Quarantt: and I'Egl6, , which are arrived at this port, agreeably to Capt, Farquhar's direetions"„ have th© ho - riciur . t4be, &c. B. DOUGLAS, Vice Admiral. His • Alajest y's Ship. 4riadne, , Jan. 7, 1108. 'Sts, iluntly Foot, WSJ!". I I Leagues. - T have the honour tont:quaint you that this morn- ing,kbeing'off 'Huntly Cliff *about. four leagues, I obsetved one' of his Majesty's Brigs to the south ward ;at ten A.M. she hore:up and made - sail to the eastward, an we pereqived her to 'he id.pursuit of a Lugger. - We inumdiately joined in - the chace, 'keeping the wind of the Enemy, and at one Y.M. ,having closed within gun-shot, we lniA the pleasure to: see •the Luliger surrender to his Majesty's Brig Ring-dove, which was nearer., to the chace than the •Ariadne, and had tircd.several shot at her. the is it 000 Lugger Lotter of `Marque (Le l'r6te ea-litarante), commanded by Monsieur .Fau 'queux; ealrying. 16 guns, 6 and g-pounders, 14 of —which were -mounted, with a Att:roplement of, 66 men, 65 on tioatd, has heen t 6 'days tropt Dunkirk, and had not made . atty capture. Slie. is one of the larst Luggers out of Ftance, and a very-fitit-Vosel, onit three - months - ofrthe - stocks, well fnilo, a nt i I think fit' tor his 'Majesty's service. I have sent "her YartnOuth, atidltare the honour to be, (Signed) , li ►l . F ARcALTE AR . , Billy Douglass, Esq.. Vice 4thairal-01: , - . the Blue, fNe. - - - • . __ . . ~ His llinjeaty's Ship Ariadne Jan. q 1808. SIR, .• 1-11i7#1 - y Foot; }P.M tr-ti, Lealue. I, beg to inform .you,, that after the•Capture'ort.e' Trento et Quarante, we stood during the night ito-. wards Flamborough Head ; and at day-light this trieriiing another Lugger was discovered in the 'W. tuwinch we immediately gave chase; laving of the same limo made the signal No. 3, to the Ring Dove, whiCh was in company? Soon after 'eight we observed . the Lugger was chased by two Brigs, one of - which proved to, be his Majesty's Brig Sappho, and the other belonging , to, the Excise, called, the Royal .George, commanded by Mr. Cur ry, and to Whom the Lugger surrendered - at about a quarter before ten A.M..: and have satisfaaien in adding that credit is due to Mr. Curry for the cap-, tare, although, from the situation of his Majesty's Vessels, her escape wa s impossible. , 'The Prize is a French Lugger L'Egle, command-. ectiby Mons.. t 6 guns mounted, ,3 and 4- pounders, and a complement of 56 men ; left D'un-' kirk 9 days, has made one capture; the Brig Gabriel, of Yarmouth. ballastl,,•which she took last night off Scarborough, and scuttled her.. saw her Stitt --above water thin morning, and ordered the Ring Dove to examine her ;- and Captain Andrews has since reported to mei that the • Gabriel .was sinking so fast as to tu.ike it impossible to 'save her ; the Master and crew werefound OA board. L',Egl Lug-, ger, which I have ordered to .:Yarmouth With the other Prize, and purpose seeing theirs in safety to . that Port. "- I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) .4; VAIIQUHAR. Billy Donlas,'Esq. Piee-"ldmiral'e the Blue, t9'"e. , POATSMOUTII, JAN. 17.-1 he . follow ing Trans ports arrived last Friday at this Port; from the River Plata, with the Polyphemus and Africa, viz. Spence, Pain; Collins, Hare ; Frcelove, Gray ; Triton, Evans ; Atlas, ; Bruce Grove, Sandwell; William Pitt, West ; Triton, -; Diadem, —; "Indefatigable Wampray ; Adamant, St e rli ng; Agincourt, Sandwell; Harpooner, Hall ; Melantho, jennings ; Ware, ,Easing wood; Columbine, -- ; Ocean, Charters ; Ariel, Hall; Messenger, - ; Lady Delawell, Dryden ; Flora, Cie. rents; Sceptre, ; Elizabeth Anderson, -; Indefa tigable Trader, -; Fame, Stubbs ; and Agnus, Russell. Arrived yeacerday the Fly pun-bri g , frotu the Westward, thu Resistance Frigate, Capt. ADAM, on a cruize. Came up to Spithcad, frot St. 1 - 191 ens., the Po. lyphenius and Africa, 64 guns each. - Went out of Harbour, the Pelter Gun.brig, Lieu tenant CAmrauta, and Port Mahon Brig, C.lptaio Cll AM ants, after undergoing repair. theSquidrod off Lished, Inkier the Command or Sir SIDNEY SMITH, bare detained and sent into this Putt, the Portuguese Ships Coinrnerciant,_MANov.t. CALOS DOS SANTOS, Muter,.-frotn Para„ bound to Li.bon,. with spice, cotton; 'Coftee, 'cocoa, ."&e. and the Oliviera,'MANOEL . .SILVA, Mailer, from PernarribucA to Lisbon,. with sugar,.cottop,..hidesi,. ,~ { } Arrived the Leonidas Frigatex Capt, PvNai s a ; Proserpine Frigate, Capt. QT-raa i ,; Daphne Sloop Of War, Capt. MAsosi ; and Ascart . Gun-brig, Lieute nant S.Nrcrn,,jrom the DOWns, :with a numerous Convoy of outward -bound Ships, Coasters, and , Colliers. Also arrived the Boadicea. Vrigate, Caps: lIAITLAND, from a Crutze. Sailed the .Spenc.er:;,. of 74 guns, the non. Capt. STOPFORD Goghawk Brig, Capt. INNES ; and icr. vent Gun-brig, Lieut. HARE, to the Westward. Admiral IluaniVir landed yesterclayaftet noon filial the Polyphemus. The Sieldrake Gun-brig, - lieut. TFIICKEISE, take; Convoy to Guernsey and Jersey. , • EitIXIIAM QUAY, JAN. 16.—Saileil frcm 'Torbay the Channel Fleet, to resume their station oti',Brest. SnEEnwrss, 14.—Sailed for the Downs tile Stork. Sloop of War, Capt. LE or YTE. .Qn Monday+, and by adjournmentto Tuesday, a, Court Martial was held on beard the illagnanime, G. BURLTON, 115 T. President, for the trial o(Lieut. * - lawie.r, commanding his Majesty's Schooner the Arrow, on, charges exhihited against him by gnu() of the crew, for not supplying the Vessel with fuel; beer, and. watery when the Court,•after duly in vestigating every particular, were of opinion, that none of the charges were _pro ve d ; but that ill" some circutustanceswhic.h occurred in the evitknee, a degree of inattention was.atta c h e d t o the Prisoner, for which the Court adjudged.him t o be reprimand - . ed, and afterwards to resume the command of the Sehooner. jAt3l 15.—This day orders, were received, friol the for the wbole of . the crew of the Arrow Schopner to be turned over to the RespluAm, 74, CaPl. • 13041T0N,- except the amines, who,ar. to be sent to bead-quarters. irriyed the, Kangaroo Sloop of War, Excrtill.. and Wrang/er ~ The 4cute GLlnA:nig was undoeked; the MO Cutter taken intu Dock; the 14flexible, 64,. is orl dered to be pid off. JAN. la.—Sailed' the 211usiGiiio. Sloop of War ) Capiain GOitTi ; also the Goliath, of, 74 . guns, Capt: Hoer, for Yarmouth, having, several of. his Majesty's inen sent on board of her. The Cossack, of 24. guns, Capt. Dionv, is ordert oil to join Admiral Giaritzsi*ct; and t4.C/ausii., cutter toprocee4 to Yarrnonth.. The Turbuient Gun-brig , convoys the Swe4l44, Merchantmen laying here, to Gottenburgb. 'Went out Of - Tlargic4_ ,Osifders ( SlOoti of ;W:tr. h • " ' . On ThursAy nk;ht,''a - fid'the whole of I.4idays.. blew a heavygale of wind from the Northward , which occasioned several Boats and.srnaHt cra ft to kw driven an share ; the Piercer Gtin-brig ran foul 9 1 the Sussex Hospital Ship, and CarriecVa,way pert her starboard quarter gallery; and on ThursdPY afternoon, a Cutter belonging to the tilinchelsea), • with a Midshipman and seVen' men, filled in going off, and they were obliged, to run her on shore to save themselves; the Boat was. of course dasbCd to pieces, but fortunately no liv,tis -were lost. It beins spring tides, the North wind occasioned such a rise, `that all the cellars in the GarriStiti, anh and a great part of the Dock yard,, and also thennift ket, was inundated. The wall leading to ()ace° . borough was forced in;and.the meadtiWa: so cora' pletely overflowed, that a very great -number. Pf sheep were drowned, and Boats were rowed eco ss ' The ,marshes to Queenboroogn. Two carts Wert with dead sheep have been in-might in- River. I JAN. 17.---Passed by two East Indiamen, for ths* FALMOUTH, 15.—ArriVtd the Brig ilnsoit, GooDwiti,:fr9ra Plymouth, for Gibraltar, to wait convoy; the , Brig Letter of Marque Penelope (10 Austerlitz), witfi sale goods, &c. for Lima. The Danibh Schooner Prevcsteen, ,wits alum, 01 1 / &C. got on shore yesterday in the gale, and was go t off with little damage. Sailed the Princeis Elizabeth Packet, KIDD) Nvi.th Mails .of the ath inst. for Gibraltar, Maltsi.an d Messina; the Francis Freeling Packet; BaLi,, witA Mails of the 6th inst. for Bardadoes • and . Janvt44 and the Lord Hobart Packet, BOWDEN, ' With r ii1 3.1151 • ., - kY for Halifax. and New York. - • The .outward-bound West India and.Mediterra' nen convoys ere hourly expeded to call Of thi g Port for the Vessels waiting here; as are alo t ha Transports under convoy of His Majesty's 5111 . P Litoety, from Portsmouth, to ji in those no under His Majesty's Ship Antelope, of 50 gUUS ) ViI I '` U the whole, Will sail ort a secret Expedition.